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Safety expectations, and they are the first events during which
our Project Managers and Site Managers reinforce Gray’s
safety culture. Our Safety Orientation Video is another tool
we use to promote the good and consistent communication
with Jim Grant
Vice President, Safety & Field of our safety program. Be on the lookout for changes
Operations coming to the Safety Orientation Video soon, as we work
to reach craft people on a more emotional level. Our goal
Focus on Communication and is to stress more of the “why” you should be safe, rather
than just the safety requirements. As we have discussed
First Impressions for Safety in the past, we can send messages through verbal and
The most successful teams, businesses and organizations non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication can
do a great job of communicating their expectations, visions say volumes and typically happens when we walk by safety
and goals. In order for Gray to be successful in safety, issues and don’t address them or when we personally don’t
communication plays a key role. How we communicate our follow safety requirements that we expect others to follow. All
safety values, safety requirements and the safety goals of of these situations send a loud and clear message about our
the company influence our success and the success of our safety culture.
contractors. I’m sure everyone has heard the old saying, “you We also have plans to update the Safety 6 to the Safety
only have one chance to make a good first impression”. This 7 in the near future by adding “Decision Making.” So many
2 couldn’t be more true when introducing subcontractors and times after investigating an incident, we find that the craft
their workforce to one of our projects. person was trained and had the proper protective equipment
As the company has grown, we have realized a need to (PPE) available, but made the decision not to perform the
grow our contractor base. When we ran our safety statistics task properly by taking shortcuts or failing to wear the proper
the first of October, new contractors accounted for 45% PPE. This is an area we will focus on and communicate
of our incidents. We see this as an important area to focus often, first by changing our visual communications and rolling
on going into 2021. To address this, our plan is for a Vice out the Safety 7.
President or higher level team member at Gray to contact Safety starts with us, and we all have to show our
the president of any new contractor. We can then describe engagement to the workforce, communicate the importance
our safety culture, expectations and ask them to personally of them being safe, and that we will not sacrifice their
be engaged in our project. Hopefully this will establish a safety along with our own. Lead by example when you
relationship and a great first impression of our safety culture. see someone not in compliance; shake their hand (in non-
We also plan to continue to work with our core group COVID times), introduce yourself, personally express to them
of contractors. that you want them to go home at night, and address the
To aid us in effectively communicating our message, issue. That engagement sends a great first impression and
we have several systems in place. Pre-Award and Pre- important message that we care about you and your safety
Construction meetings are a critical part of setting our is important to us.

Safety Statistics Commitment to Safety

All statistics reported for Gray are cumulative for Calendar Year 2020

2 Fatality Bill Carey
Director, Safety
Majors
1 (Disabling Accidents) 8 years, 8 months with Gray
Recordable Accident
34 (Off Work, Limited Work,
and No Lost Time)
"I am committed to making safety a part of every
192 71 decision I make. We will achieve an injury-free work
environment through the commitment, ownership,
Near Miss / Property Damage First Aid / Injury but not recordable and leadership of all our team members. I will make
sure our program is continually improving and will
A goal of zero lost time incidents means there is a level of acceptance of other types of create new policies to align with the development
incidents that do not lead to lost time. When other incidents are accepted, then we increase of both our industry and available technology so
the chance that lost time, and more severe incidents will occur. The triangle graphic above that our team can improve their knowledge of safety
is an illustration of this. Gray’s focus is to stop all incidents, by starting at the very bottom of issues and the appropriate solutions. I will continue to
the triangle. If we eliminate all incidents, then we eliminate the possibility of the catastrophic
incident. By definition, a lost time incident is an injury event that causes a worker to miss at promote a culture where all Gray team members and
least one day of work. A safety incident is any event that needs to be tracked and recorded subcontractors understand that they have the authority
regardless of whether medical attention was required or not. to stop any unsafe act without the fear of reproach."